Darius Bazley had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Orlando Magic 108-99.
Theo Maledon’s 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 11:05 left in the fourth quarter.
The Magic got within 92-91 on Nikola Vučević’s 10-foot turnaround jumper with 8:38 to play, but Maledon answered with a 19-foot pull-up jumper, and the Magic got no closer.
George Hill scored 18 points (13 in the third quarter).
For the Magic, Vučević had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and Terrence Ross added 26 points (12 in the first quarter) off the bench.
The Thunder shot 44.2% from the field and 31.7% from 3 to the Magic’s 37.0% and 26.3%. The Magic outscored the Thunder 17-2 on the fast break.